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iPhone 16 Pro
A bigger 6.3-inch display, A18 Pro and a 48MP ultra wide camera.
Overview
The 16 Pro stretched its display to 6.3 inches by trimming bezels, making it the largest Pro of the standard-size line. It was powered by the A18 Pro, a chip with a faster GPU and more memory bandwidth, built for Apple Intelligence and demanding games, along with an improved thermal design for sustained performance.
The camera was reworked as well. The ultra wide sensor jumped to 48 megapixels, the telephoto lens offered 5x optical zoom on the smaller Pro for the first time, and the new Fusion main camera supported 4K video at 120 frames per second in Dolby Vision, with slow motion options after capture. Camera Control worked with all of them.
Studio-quality microphones with wind noise reduction, a titanium frame in a new Desert Titanium color and Wi-Fi 7 completed the package. Storage started at 128GB.
Why it mattered
It extended the 5x telephoto and 4K 120 fps video to both Pro sizes and made the 48MP ultra wide a Pro feature.
At a glance
- Announced
- September 9, 2024
- Released
- September 20, 2024
- Discontinued
- September 9, 2025
- Launch price
- $999
- Chip
- Apple A18 Pro
- Display
- 6.3"
- Storage
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
- Status
- Discontinued
Highlights
- 6.3-inch ProMotion display
- 48MP ultra wide and 5x telephoto
- 4K Dolby Vision video at 120 fps
- A18 Pro with better thermals
- Desert Titanium finish
Tech specs
Specifications as published at launch. Some values (like battery life) are manufacturer estimates.
Display
- Size
- 6.3-inch
- Type
- Super Retina XDR LTPO OLED, always-on, HDR10, Dolby Vision
- Resolution
- 2622 x 1206 pixels (460 ppi)
- Refresh rate
- 1 to 120 Hz (ProMotion)
- Brightness
- 1,000 nits typical, 1,600 nits peak (HDR), 2,000 nits peak (outdoor)
Chip
- Chip
- Apple A18 Pro (3nm, six-core CPU)
- GPU
- 6-core with hardware ray tracing
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
Memory
- RAM
- 8GB
- Storage options
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
Camera
- Rear cameras
- Triple: 48MP Fusion wide f/1.78, 48MP ultra wide f/2.2, 12MP telephoto f/2.8 (5x), plus LiDAR
- Front camera
- 12MP TrueDepth, f/1.9 with autofocus
- Video recording
- 4K Dolby Vision HDR at up to 120 fps; ProRes; Log encoding; spatial video
Battery
- Video playback
- Up to 27 hours
- Charging
- USB-C, MagSafe up to 25W, Qi2 wireless, fast charge to 50% in 30 minutes with 20W adapter
Connectivity
- Cellular
- 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave), Gigabit LTE
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Connector
- USB-C (USB 3, up to 10 Gb/s)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
- SIM
- Dual eSIM in the US; nano-SIM plus eSIM elsewhere
- Ultra Wideband
- Second-generation U2 chip
- Satellite
- Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance and Messages via satellite
Design
- Dimensions
- 149.6 x 71.5 x 8.25 mm
- Weight
- 199 g
- Materials
- Grade 5 titanium frame, Ceramic Shield front, textured matte glass back
- Water resistance
- IP68 (up to 6 m for 30 minutes)
Security
- Authentication
- Face ID (TrueDepth camera)
Software
- Launch OS
- iOS 18
How it compares
More in the iPhone 16 family
iPhone 16
Camera Control, the Action button and Apple Intelligence on the standard iPhone.
iPhone 16 Plus
The large iPhone 16, with the best battery life of any non-Pro model.
iPhone 16 Pro Max
The biggest iPhone display yet and the longest battery life.